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Teresa Solana - The Sound of One Hand Killing

Reviews for The Sound of One Hand Killing by Teresa Solana

‘Early in Solana's haphazardly plotted third novel featuring twin Barcelona detectives Eduard Martínez and Borja Masdéu (after 2011's A Shortcut to Paradise), the pair find their office burglarized and decide... Read More
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Zygmunt Miloszewski - A Grain of Truth

Reviews for A Grain of Truth by Zygmunt Miloszewski

'A smart plot, an engagingly acerbic lead, and a nuanced portrayal of 2009 Poland lift Miloszewski’s second mystery featuring Warsaw prosecutor Teodor Szacki (after 2010’s Entanglement). After breaking up a... Read More
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Patrick Conrad - No Sale

Reviews for No Sale by Patrick Conrad

'In 1998 Antwerp, Chief Superintendent Fons "The Sponge" Luyckx, and Detective Inspector Lannoy investigate the disappearance of Shelley "Dixie" Cox whose husband Professor Victor Cox teaches the History of Cinema... Read More
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Eva Joly - The Eyes of Lira Kazan

Reviews for The Eyes of Lira Kazan by Eva Joly

'One of the authors of this thriller, Eva Joly, is a French prosecuting judge who has pursued high-level corruption cases in the world of business, politics and finance. It was... Read More
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Jacques Chessex - The Tyrant

Reviews for The Tyrant by Jacques Chessex

'The Calmet patriarchal tyrant Paul is dead. None of his five adult children feel grief as their father was an abusive martinet. The youngest of Paul's offspring, Swiss schoolteacher Jean... Read More
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Harri Nykanen - Nights of Awe

Reviews for Nights of Awe by Harri Nykanen

'In Harri Nykänen Nights of Awe, Ariel Kafka, of Helsinki's Violent Crime Unit, wins the award for most intriguing name for a fictional detective, and it suits this impressively labyrinthine... Read More
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Ben Pastor - Liar Moon

Reviews for Liar Moon by Ben Pastor

'Originally published in 2001, this is the first edition of Liar Moon available in this country, and the second in the Martin Bora detective series. Aristocrat Bora is a Major... Read More
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Hans Werner Kettenbach - The Stronger Sex

Reviews for The Stronger Sex by Hans Werner Kettenbach

'The German novel, The Stronger Sex by Hans Werner Kettenbach is ostensibly about a lawsuit-a very grubby lawsuit, but the story is really about the tangled relationships between the people... Read More
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Teresa Solana - A Shortcut to Paradise

Reviews for A Shortcut to Paradise by Teresa Solana

'Marina Dolc, the telegenic author of lurid best-sellers, is bludgeoned to death with the trophy she has just been awarded in Barcelona. The runner-up, a pompous author of poor-selling literary... Read More
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Gianrico Carofiglio - Temporary Perfections

Reviews for Temporary Perfections by Gianrico Carofiglio

'At first counsel for the defence Guido Guerrieri had been reluctant to take the case. He had been approached by an old legal friend to investigate the disappearance of the... Read More
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Esmahan Aykol - Hotel Bosphorus

Reviews for Hotel Bosphorus by Esmahan Aykol

'Aykol makes her English-language debut with her first mystery featuring Kati Hirschel, an offbeat amateur sleuth with a distinctive narrative voice. Kati, a German who's lived for many years in... Read More
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Reviews for Sweet Money by Ernesto Mallo

'On a rainy day in a city where the mayor can't even get Olympics tickets for his family, it is a tonic to be transported to Eighties Argentina, where everybody... Read More
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